Class Blog Nicky's Law is on hold until 2019.

Nicky's Law, Registry Bill S. 2606, would allow employers to screen job applicants to find direct-care workers who have had substantiated abuse cases but have not faced criminal charges.The bill, which would prevent people with abuse histories from working with children and adults with disabilities, passed unanimously in the Senate but has been on hold in the House.According to WCVB-TV, parents had been holding a vigil at the State House for more than a month to push the Legislature [...]